manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
tool; implement; means; furniture
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
long ago; a long time ago; already
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
for example; for instance; e.g.
such; this sort of; like this
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
back street; back alley; off-street
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled